An Escalating Threat to the Heart — Aislinn Kearns

A 6,500-word romantic suspense short story

A Chance Encounter

Kate Parsons is a cardiac surgeon with a problem -- one of her former patients is stalking her, turning her life into a living hell.

One night, to escape him, she jumps into a taxi and orders the driver to get her out of there. Only there's someone else already in the cab -- a handsome, dark-eyed stranger just trying to get home.

They agree to share the taxi, and during the ride something sparks within Kate -- something she'd thought had been destroyed by her recent experience with men.

But Kate's stalker isn't done with her yet...